How Many People Are Named Alba?
An estimated 5,562 people in the United States have the first name Alba. It is predominantly female (98.5%). The average bearer is 27 years old, and Alba peaked in popularity in 2024 with 204 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Alba as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Alba paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Alba is overwhelmingly female, 108 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
5,562
About 1 in 61,624 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.5% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2024
204 births
Total Registered
7,400
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Alba
Alba is predominantly female (98.5%), though 108 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Alba as a male name
Ranked #6,287 in 1981
5 male births in 1981
Peak: 1913 (9 births)
Alba as a female name
Ranked #1,171 in 2024
204 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (204 births)
Alba: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Alba span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,390 babies were registered. While Alba is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Alba by Decade
How has Alba tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Alba by State
Birth registrations for Alba span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Minnesota, Nevada, Maryland. On average, about 178 Albas were registered per state.
Alba + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Alba as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Alba
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Alba: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alba?
We estimate approximately 5,562 people named Alba are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 61,624 Americans share this first name.
Is Alba a common name?
Alba is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,400 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Alba most popular?
Alba reached peak popularity in 2024, when 204 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Alba is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Alba a female name?
Alba is predominantly female. 98.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Alba Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Alba Smith, Alba Johnson, Alba Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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